A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing after a flock of storks ploughed into the nose of his plane.

The entire Dinamo Bucharest football team, who were on the plane, heard a large crunch as the birds hit.

The incident happened as the aircraft was making its final approach, reports Sky News. Players felt the plane judder as the pilot fought to keep it under control.

Coach Mircea Rednic said: "We heard something hit us hard so we knew there was some kind of problem. It was only when we landed and we saw how damaged the plane was that we realised how serious it had been."

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The collision caused a large hole to open up in the nose of the plane, but no-one was injured after the pilot successfully guided the craft to safety.